Russian Federation Statistics

Russian Federation

Area & Population
Total Land Area (�000 ha) 1999	1,688,851
Total Population ('000) 1999	147,196
Population Density (population/sq km) 1999	8.7
Population Growth Rate (%) 1995-2000	-0.2
Rural Population (%) 1999	22.7
Economic Indicators
GDP per capita (US$) 1997	2,235
Annual growth rate (%) 1997	0.8
Forest Stats
Total Forest Area ('000 ha) 2000	851,392
Forest area (% of total land area) 2000	50.4
Forest Area per capita (ha) 2000	5.8
Forest Plantations ('000 ha) 2000	17,340
Forest Change ('000 ha) 1990-2000	135
Forest Area Annual rate of change (%) 1990-2000	n.s.